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29 January 2013
Press Release
African heads of state to speed up maternal death reduction
ADDIS ABABA, 28 January 2013 — At the African Union Summit, heads of state and government made new commitments to speed up the reduction of maternal death and disability on the…
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28 January 2013
African heads of state at AU Summit to accelerate CARMMA
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 27 Jan 2013: More than 30 heads of state and government reaffirmed their commitment to improve maternal health in their countries, at a special event on…
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22 January 2013
News
No woman should die giving life
Africa has many accomplishments in which to take pride and confidence. Progress on many fronts is dramatic with a new sense of optimism found right across the continent. Economic…
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08 January 2013
News
UNFPA donates money to Soweto children's home
Each year, UNFPA staff members receive various gifts and the question of how to dispense with them presents something of a conundrum. Towards the end of 2012, Africa Regional…
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07 January 2013
News
Winning strategy adopted for reproductive health workers
It is widely recognized that there is an urgent need in Africa to accelerate the reduction of maternal and newborn mortality in order to achieve universal access to reproductive…
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31 December 2012
News
Through a death a nation awakens
We do not know her real name. But she was known to some as Nirbhaya, the 'fearless one' who valiantly fought her rapists, or Damini, the 'lightning' that struck the conscience of…
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17 December 2012
News
Eritrea – from doubt to success
It was a challenging year for the Eritrea Country Office. The UN’s area of collaboration in the country was restricted to health, sanitation and safe water supply, following a…
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13 December 2012
‘Position population issues as national priorities’
The first ever African Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development was established at the Africa Regional Consultative Meeting of Parliamentarians on Population and…
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11 December 2012
News
‘We need to redouble our efforts on MDG indicators’
The world has seen a 50 per cent reduction in the rate of new HIV infections in 25 low- and middle-income countries, UNFPA’s sister organization UNAIDS (the Joint United Nations…
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